The remaining two women singles semifinal slots will be assigned today at the Sony Ericsson Open. In addition, the men get their singles quarterfinal round under way.
Following women quarterfinal doubles action, Justine Henin and Caroline Wozniacki kick off the afternoon on stadium court. For Wozniacki, this is her initial encounter with the four time French Open, two time U.S Open and 2004 Australian Open champion. Afterwards, Andy Roddick battles Nicolas Almagro. Likewise, it’s the first meeting for these guys. Because the surface is hardcourt and not clay where Almagro has won his five ATP titles, Roddick has the advantage considering his superb results lately. Subsequently, Mike and Bob Bryan face Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski in the quarterfinals.
The women’s night session has Samantha Stosur and Kim Clijsters. Although Clijsters has a 2-0 record versus Stosur, their ultimate collision was in Miami in 2007. A victory by Henin and Clijsters will result in an all Belgian semifinal in the bottom half of the draw.
The evening ends with the match featuring Rafael Nadal and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. The only time Tsonga defeated Nadal was in the quarters of the 2008 Australian Open. Since then, they have played three hotly contested matches. With Tsonga performing well in Miami, this should be a great battle.
In addition, the grandstand focuses on male doubles with the team of Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez as well as Lukas Dlouhy and Leander Paes to name a few.
Here is today’s full schedule :
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31
STADIUM start 11:00 am
Y Chan (TPE) / J Zheng (CHN) vs [8] E Makarova (RUS) / S Peng (CHN) – WTA
Not Before 1:00 PM
[WC] J Henin (BEL) vs [2] C Wozniacki (DEN) – WTA
Not Before 3:00 PM
[6] A Roddick (USA) vs [33] N Almagro (ESP) – ATP
[8] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) vs [2] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) – ATP
Not Before 7:00 PM
[9] S Stosur (AUS) vs [14] K Clijsters (BEL) – WTA
Not Before 9:00 PM
[8] J Tsonga (FRA) vs [4] R Nadal (ESP) – ATP
GRANDSTAND start 12:00 noon
[3] L Dlouhy (CZE) / L Paes (IND) vs B Becker (GER) / M Kohlmann (GER) – ATP
Not Before 6:00 PM
N Almagro (ESP) / T Robredo (ESP) vs F Lopez (ESP) / F Verdasco (ESP) – After appropriate rest
